Dundee council bolsters funding pool for energy efficient homes

August 23, 2016 1:09 pm

Energy efficient homes are high on the priority list for Dundee City Council, who has recently granted an extra £3m in funding to this particular segment, following £25 million of investment over the past three years, according to a news report into this matter.

John Alexander, convener of Dundee City Council’s neighbourhood services committee, said: “With funding coming from the council, Home Energy Efficiency Programme Scotland (HEEPS) and Energy Company Obligation (ECO) from the utility companies we are more than half way towards completing our target before the 2020 deadline.

“This programme has installed insulation at almost 2,000 homes giving their tenants and owner occupiers more fuel efficient, warmer and easier to heat homes and the next phase will bring those benefits to almost 800 more in this financial year.”

The EWI programme is particularly welcomed by householders because it increases comfort levels, reduces fuel bills, tackles fuel poverty and reduces carbon emissions, as well as improving the overall appearance of the area.

Residents have reported that 91 per cent of them feel warmer in their homes and 88 per cent were completely satisfied with the work carried out in the programme. As much as 88 per cent of respondents have turned their heating down.

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